{"id":2735,"date":"2009-10-30T20:04:26","date_gmt":"2009-10-31T00:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=2735"},"modified":"2009-10-31T20:34:36","modified_gmt":"2009-11-01T00:34:36","slug":"lchaim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/lchaim\/","title":{"rendered":"L’Chaim"},"content":{"rendered":"

Life Magazine, the photojournalism magazine, was launched as a weekly publication by Time Magazine owner Henry Luce in 1936. When I worked at People Magazine<\/a>, which was started many decades later by the same corporate parent, I was based in the Time-Life building<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The weekly version of Life was shut down in 1972, but the magazine came back as a monthly in 1978 and continued till 2000, when it was shut down again<\/a>. The brand survives on the Internet<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Some of the most famous photographs ever taken were first printed in Life, including Alfred Eisenstaedt’s photo of a sailor kissing a nurse in celebration of the end of World War II.<\/p>\n

\"Photo<\/a>

Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt<\/p><\/div>\n

Given Life’s impressive history, my heart nearly jumped out of my chest when I recently saw a September 2008 Fashion Week<\/a> photo of me on the website.<\/p>\n

\"Courtesy<\/a>

Courtesy Life.com. Click for more info.<\/p><\/div>\n

Maybe it’s meaningless. Maybe when Andy Warhol said, “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes,” he meant to say, “In the future, everyone will be on Life.com and feel world-famous for 15 minutes.” If so, don’t tell me. Allow me to have my delusions of grandeur while you enjoy a musical interlude.<\/p>\n

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UPDATED TO ADD: In addition to the Wendy Brandes for Francis swear rings<\/a>, I’m wearing my own Cleopatra necklace<\/a> and my one-of-a-kind onyx, tsavorite and diamond skull ring<\/a>. The dress is an Ossie Clark<\/a> I’ve worn many times. <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Life Magazine, the photojournalism magazine, was launched as a weekly publication by Time Magazine owner Henry Luce in 1936. When I worked at People Magazine, which was started many decades later by the same corporate parent, I was based in the Time-Life building. The weekly version of Life was shut down in 1972, but the…<\/p>\n

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